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Cynthia Erivo recalls 'tearful' moment she and Ariana Grande found out they were nominated for Oscars


Cynthia spoke about the exact moment she found out she was nominated for the award for Best Actress at the upcoming Oscars ceremony at the Sundance Film Festival on Friday.

Cynthia Erivo has revealed the exact moment she found out she was up for the award for Best Actress at the upcoming Oscars ceremony - and shared her Wicked costar Ariana Grande's emotional reaction to her own nomination. The star - who shared her story at Firewood restaurant in front of an intimate crowd - explained that she decided she'd put on 'some terrible reality show' in the hopes that she would fall asleep. I’m humbled and deeply honored to be in such brilliant company and sharing this with tiny ari who sat and studied Judy Garland singing Somewhere Over the Rainbow just before the big, beautiful bubble entered.

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